Chicago Visit, Sept 2011

During the last weekend of September, Emily and I made a trip back to Chicago for the Northwestern Alumni Annual Leadership Symposium. Since we both serve on the Board for the Portland Chapter (and Em is Regional Director for Portland, Seattle, San Fran), we get invited to come back each year to share ideas with other leaders from around the country. It is a great way to meet fellow NU alumni, learn new recruiting/event ideas, and brainstorm on how to make our clubs even better. It's also a good excuse to visit old friends and familiar places.

Em with two of her former NU roommates, Pauline and Amanda

We were on campus for alumni stuff all day Friday and Saturday then we had to leave on Sunday, but that did not stop us from squeezing in some of our favorite restaurants: Buff Joe's Wings in Evanston, Nookies in Lincoln Park, Chi Cafe in Chinatown, and Giordano's Pizza (we got an extra two deep dish pizzas to bring back to Portland).

Of course no trip to Chicago is complete without visiting my sister Kristy and her husband Pat....especially since we got to see Elliot! He is growing up so fast....

Elliot showing off his scooter skills

Kristy and Elliot at brunch
...sorry Pat, you didn't make the cut...JK, I just didn't get any pics of you ;)